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Anyone and everyone can post your runs, cross-training, abdominal work, rest days, race plans, training questions, etc. The only stupid question is the one you did not post. There’s a great mix of beginners and veterans, runners and walkers, and maniacs and returners (from injury, to running, to RWOL). We're all a little crazy here too! While this thread is a terrific source of motivation for runners and serves as outstanding accountability, you’ll quickly find this remarkable group to be highly supportive of all life experiences. So, come on in, put your feet up and stay awhile (not literally)! And whoever is up first is welcome to start the thread and we definitely keep some weird hours around here.

Good morning runners! Slept in and it felt good. Sunday: 14 miles 2:05:40 - 8:58 avg. pace - general aerobic A.M. / 8 miles 1:13:36 - 9:12 avg. pace - easy P.M.Back to back 90 mile weeks, which surprisingly seems almost normal [not pressing to get miles in]. I think once I start blending in some legit long runs that will improve my endurance. Good running with the LRS group on Sunday. Pace was about one minute faster than I ran a week ago but I was chomping at the bit the entire time to go, go, go. The cool conditions didn't hurt. If I feel like a run today I will, if not I won't - simple enough. Boys are heading to the State Fair today. Make it a great day!

Saturday was rest day. I went scuba diving, and had and excellent dive on a wreck i hadn't been to before. Sunday I did some hill training for my trip to the Grand Canyon in Spetember. 25# pack and just did walking reps up and down the biggest hill I could find, at a park near by for 1 mile, followed that up with another 2 mile loop around the park. So 3 miles in a heat index of 94F with a 25# pack. It wore me out

Morning All. Cross training today with perhaps a short run afterwards. Trying to get as much in as I can before Wednesday. Getting some wisdom teeth removed and not sure how long the dentist will tell me to rest, so building up in anticipation of tapering.

Well I am only walking 3 miles today, not running, BUT its for a good reason. My running partner and I hit 13.1 on our long run yesterday!! The original plan was for 11 miles but we were feeling great!

Even more exciting was our time of 2:30:11 (with temps being in the 80's humidity in the 90's). I know this isn't a good finishing time for most of you but since we have been following a sub 2:30 training plan and only missed it by 12 seconds, in July, we were stoked!. Our official race isn't until October.

Also it was very nice that George Hincapie, who was on the Swamp Rabbit with us, gave us kudos for outlasting all the men on the trail that morning. As the temps went up and the humidity got intense many runners left the trail. We were on a mission We both feel great today and plan to walk later to refresh our legs. If you pass us, we will be the ones with the big smiles

Good morning runners! Slept in and it felt good. Sunday: 14 miles 2:05:40 - 8:58 avg. pace - general aerobic A.M. / 8 miles 1:13:36 - 9:12 avg. pace - easy P.M.Back to back 90 mile weeks, which surprisingly seems almost normal [not pressing to get miles in]. I think once I start blending in some legit long runs that will improve my endurance. Good running with the LRS group on Sunday. Pace was about one minute faster than I ran a week ago but I was chomping at the bit the entire time to go, go, go. The cool conditions didn't hurt. If I feel like a run today I will, if not I won't - simple enough. Boys are heading to the State Fair today. Make it a great day!

Alarm went off this morning...big headache Took motrin and went back to bed! So today ended up being a rest day. Yesterday--7.1 miles @ 9:48 pace. Felt effortless! Maybe it's because the temps are so much cooler and there was a nice breeze/overcast. Wish every run felt that good I didn't pay any attention to my Garmin. I was surprised to see what my average pace was. I know I'm supposed to be taking it easy on long runs, but I was just going by feel. Starting week 3 of 12 on HM training.

Good day all, everybody sounds like they are doing great!Haven't posted since Friday so here's my weekend update: rest day Saturday after running the past 6 days; unscheduled rest day Sunday (I woke up with a terrible head cold and just couldn't do it). Today is a rest day. Unscheduled but I'm making it scheduled; my DW and I went and saw dierks Bentley and miranda Lambert last night and didn't get home until 1:30 am. Up for work at 6:30 and I am beat!3 miles or so tomorrow though!

Thread was quiet this morning. I have a feeling many are on vacation. Not me, but soon...

Ronda - wow at the trail HM! Well done. Sorry your head aches, Lesley, maybe that's from the speed of that 7.1 miles! Kimbur - have a great time at the grand canyon, which is on my wish list.

Reading back, sorry for the disappointing run Coastal and what is this peanut butter tea of which you speak? And Moth, your Sunday training - that must have felt good!

Defying prediction, warm and sunny this AM. I was tired and had to tell myself that I would just go run a few and if I still felt weary, I would make it a recovery run. Well after 6k I started feeling good and ended up doing the 9 mile moderate progression. Same route and almost the same time, except today the start was slow and the last 3 miles averaged about 9:15 pace. Endurance is definitely better.

I'm going to be brave and post my specific endurance question on the main board and see what happens.

Back to work so will run tonight. Not sure about distance yet -- may have to spend an hour doing field prep for tournament this weekend so ill have to see how much time is left over. Rhonda - wow congrats to you and your training buddy! Moth - I like the description of stupid easy pace lol. I am spending far too much time there lately but am hoping I can boost it up a bit after August tools around.

Tharsia Great job and the run this morning. it's awesome when it just feels easy and you keep going

Code tough running after a night of partying. Good for you for getting out there.

Got 3 miles in today. I had only planned 2 but then it looked like it was going to rain. I thought the rain...and cooler temps it brings, would be a great opportunity to bump it up a mile. Well, the rain never came but i did grunt out the 3 miles in 86F with 73% humidity for a heat index of 94F.

Moth - I like the description of stupid easy pace lol. I am spending far too much time there lately but am hoping I can boost it up a bit after August tools around.

The last two years my paces have really suffered in the Summer but I focused on getting in the miles and not thinking about how slowly I was running. Last year worked out for me and while this year followed almost the exact blueprint I'm hoping for similar results. And if you've noticed, my paces have dropped in the last couple of weeks, across the board; tempo, easy, recovery paces have all picked up.

Moth Some day your stupid easy will be my race pace. Your a rock, so solid in your running.

I used that term to reinforce the thread on recovey runs. Your effort on recovery days should be very or stupid easy regardless what the actual pace happens to be. Keep in mind your recovery pace [and all paces] can vary through the calender year or training cycle. EX: My recovery pace last year went from 10:15 - 8:15. And some days you're just feeling awesome, so that'll distort paces as well.

It was an uncommonly cool morning, so I went with 7 miles of hills. I'm in between races (next one in May) so I'm struggling with when to run and for how long. Also trying to incorporate my bike for some non-impact workouts.

Last long run before the race(12 days). 24 miles with over 7000 feet of elevation gain. Ran the last 60 percent of the course. The first climb of the day(will be third of the race) is a brutal 4000 foot climb with plenty of bushwhacking and route finding. The trail just disappears then reappears just before the saddle. That what the map showed and was the reality. Stayed mostly dry but on and off hail was part of the experience. Nice and easy 6 tomorrow.

I hit the treadmill for 5.5 miles this afternoon at an easy 10:39 pace. I was reflecting back that when I was just starting out 3 years ago, I went out for 5.5 mile run one Saturday for my longest run ever. I was barely able complete it and I remember trying to imagine running that distance almost 4 more times for a marathon, and I couldn't. I thought I would never get there. It's been a great journey.

hiya, everybody! :-) did my first night of the track pentathalon training tonight - OMG. i'm sore! it's one thing to have a nice 4mile, @ a 10ish pace, check out the early stars coming out, and it's quite another to be going ALL-OUT for a 1609.34 meter /mile dash! it WAS pure fun and reaallly hard after the 4th, 5th, trials, but i did get some good baselines as to where i am, based on that first mile. all out, my best run was a 8:39 mile. and i mean ALL OUT. it felt thrilling and exhausting all @ the same time. i didn't get to time the 400, 200, 100 or 800 — i'll have company on wed night and see what those times are like but isn't there a way to get an idea what those would be, based on the mile time? yeeesh! totally looking forward to a nice long and easy run tomorrow night! maybe i'll load up some neil diamond or csn on my player. yanni? "-)

i feel like someone just gave me a brand new 10 speed bike — and it's just my feet!

Did a pyramid workout on the track gearing up some speed for a 5miler next Saturday. Did 1 mile warm up, then 200, 400, 800, 1200, 800, 400, 200, then mile cool down. In between the intervals I did slow jog for 400m. It was a good day!

Hey everybody! It's been so long since I've posted, but I've not been a stranger to running. While I am not running as much as I want to, and should, since I am registered to run the Chicago Marathon, I am finally buckling down now since there are 10 weeks left to train. I am getting closer to the target training mileage each week, and am confident that this is the week where I will meet the training plan at the 100% plateau.

Saturday I did an intense 10.4 mile run which started at 1000 feet elevation going down and then there were very steep hills up and down. It was an out and back in the rolling hills of Northwest Missouri. I am not use to running such steep hills so my body was pretty sore that day and evening. Yesterday I took as a recovery day, and today I did a 3.95 mile easy recovery run. I still feel a little tightness, but overall, it was good that I ran today instead of taking it as a rest day.

Last long run before the race(12 days). 24 miles with over 7000 feet of elevation gain. Ran the last 60 percent of the course. The first climb of the day(will be third of the race) is a brutal 4000 foot climb with plenty of bushwhacking and route finding. The trail just disappears then reappears just before the saddle. That what the map showed and was the reality. Stayed mostly dry but on and off hail was part of the experience. Nice and easy 6 tomorrow.

Happy running

Originally Posted by aluneau:

Did a pyramid workout on the track gearing up some speed for a 5miler next Saturday. Did 1 mile warm up, then 200, 400, 800, 1200, 800, 400, 200, then mile cool down. In between the intervals I did slow jog for 400m. It was a good day!

This summer has been the summer from Hell. My masters program requires me to work in a hospital for 13 weeks. The program has many different requirements including 10 written assignments and 1000 pages of independent reading (within the discipline).

Concurrently, I have to take a competency exam in early September for admission to a special program within the masters program, so I have been studying for that exam like mad. I'm behind on where I felt my projected place should be at the end of July. I'll end up five chapters behind but I feel that I am making enough headway to have a chance at passing.

So basically, I'm at the hospital from 8-4:30; eat at 5:30, do summer hospital writing/reading from 6:30-7:30, study for the exam from like 7:30-8:30, and then go for a run. Since its bloody hot down here I defer my runs to the evening because I cannot do early morning runs and meet all the obligations I have in the AM. So this has been pretty much my life! In fact, right now, I'm gonna write for the program for an hour!